BIO 386 - Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment

Institution:

Stony Brook University

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Description:

Ecosystem ecology with an emphasis on biogeochemical cycling in oceans and on land, as well as on biosphere-atmosphere interactions. Topics include earth system processes such as climate and atmospheric composition, the hydrological cycle, cycling of chemicals such as nutrients and metals in the oceans, the soil cycle, and the fate and transport of materials in the atmosphere. Natural and perturbed systems are discussed. This course is offered as both BIO 386 and ENS 311.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stonybrook.edu

Phone Number:

(631) 632-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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